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Apple Holding A Musical Special Event Next Week
It’s time for another Apple event next Wednesday, with music themed news of some sort teased by this fruity guitar picture. What other news could be coming on September 1? Our sister site, Gizmodo, speculates on several different bits of news that could come of next week invitation-only, internet clogging special Apple event in San…
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Digital Devices Are Reducing Your Brain’s Processing Power
Getting in a quick hit of gaming on the bus or in the bathroom may seem like a good thing, but playing with your portable devices could be depriving your brain of important downtime needed to process memories. Technology is everywhere today, and we’re using it constantly. I sit in front of a computer all…
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Final Fantasy XIV’s Play-Limiting Fatigue System Explained – Update
A game mechanic that drops the amount of experience points earned after a set amount of play time has Final Fantasy XIV fans in an uproar. Game director Nobuaki Komoto explains the eight hour a week limit. Fans have been railing against the Final Fantasy XIV experience limiting system for a while now, but Komoto…
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Dragon Age: Origins Ends With A Witch Hunt
BioWare ties off a major plot thread in preparation for the coming of Dragon Age 2 with Witch Hunt, the climactic ending to the Origins storyline where players will finally uncover the secrets held by Morrigan, the incredibly under-dressed witch. “Never follow me.” With these words, Morrigan vanished into the shadows. Her plans and her…
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Sonic’s Mushroom Hill Zone Looks Lovely In 2.5D
Sonic fan Robert Medina uses his experience in creating 3D video and imagery to reinvision Sonic & Knuckles’ Mushroom Hill Zone as the 2.5D game we always wished Sega had released. The only thing bad about this 2.5D rendition of Sonic & Knuckles’ Mushroom Hill? It’s only a video, and not a playable game. Uploaded…
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Dungeon Defender Is Tower Defense Of The Ancients
Combine the strategic planning and placement of tower defense with the leveling, skills, and fast-paced combat of defense of the ancients, and you’ve got Dungeon Defenders, coming this fall to Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC. Developed by Trendy Entertainment using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, Dungeon Defenders might have a generic name, but…
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Atlus Gets Into The Naruto Business
The publisher known for bringing quirky Japanese titles stateside is getting into the Naruto business this fall, with two new Naruto Shippuden games coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS this November courtesy of Atlus. The company that brings us regular installments of the Shin Megami Tensei series has signed an agreement with Tomy to…
By Mike Fahey
